Alice Through The Looking Glass - 1st

PETER HOWELL & JOHN FERDINANDO Alice Through The Looking Glass (Monster rare psych/folk limited edition 1969 UK-only private press 12-track vinyl LP on the Sound News Productions imprint, housed in a unique, oversized, silk-laminated picture sleeve. This 1969 longplayer was the first release by the budding production duo who would go on to release four 'holy grail' private press LPs (and one acetate). In 1969 local amateur dramatic society the Ditchling Players were looking for some music to flesh out their production of Lewis Carroll's 'Alice Through the Looking Glass'; enter John Ferdinando and Peter Howell, two local budding sound recordists/musicians who not only had a room full of exotic instruments (flageolet, glockenspiel, auto-harp anyone?) but crucially had just purchased a shiny new Revox Tape Recorder! Punching well above their musical weight they crafted strange instrumental passages, utilising an array of oddball recording/production techniques in order to enhance the spoken word passages of the play - let's just say they went beyond the call of duty! Incredibly, Howell and Ferdinando would go on to mastermind five legendary privately pressed albums, all under assumed names: Agincourt, Alice Through the Looking Glass, Ithaca and Friends - jeez!! All of their recordings were pressed in tiny double-digit quantities [pressing any more than 99 copies made you liable for a tax bill] and were given out to cast members, friends and family. It's rumoured that 50 copies of 'Alice' were made, how many survived, even less. Please see 'more info' for further details... SNP11/12)

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Product Availability Currently Unavailable - You can request the next copy of this item
Release Year 1969 - 55 years ago
Condition Unless stated otherwise in the description above, all items are in at least excellent condition - so please read our descriptions carefully. We try to sell items as close to Mint condition as possible, and many will indeed be close to brand new and/or unplayed. Others may be 'used' - and all will meet our strict grading and are 100% guaranteed.
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Format vinyl LP album (LP record)
Record Label Sound News Productions
Complete Stock List Go to Peter Howell & John Ferdinando
Product Catalogue No SNP11/12
Music Genre Folk
Country Comes from UK Comes from 'UK'
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Tracklisting & More Information

Tracklist:
A1 Alice Theme
A2 March Of The Chessmen
A3 Jabberwocky
A4 Dance Of The Talking Flowers
A5 Alice's Train Journey
A6 Through The Looking Glass Wood
B1 Dum And Dee
B2 Walrus And The Carpenter
B3 Alice Meets The Knights
B4 A-Sitting On The Gate
B4 Her Majesty Queen Alice
B5 Whose Dream

Credits
Composed By – Peter Howell
Performer, Recorded By – John Ferdinando, Peter Howell
Notes
Music from the Ditchling Players' Production January 1969

Condition:-

The sleeve:
The sleeve has stood the test of time remarkably well. The sleeve is slightly oversized being a private press & the laminate as a silk finish with a faint ripple with age. The sleeve appears Excellent on the whole, with a 2" hairline split in the bottom edge & a 1" hairline split top right. All text is bright and vivid and clearly legible & the sleeve is a fantastic off white.

Labels:
These are the original black & white 'rough' textured variety with the 'ridge' both sides, confirming a genuine original. The matrices in the run-outs are machine stamped, reading: SNLP11/12.

The vinyl:
The vinyl has been professionally cleaned & play tested & is strictly graded Fair/Good. There are some light scratches & multiple faint marks & scuffs throughout and playtesting reveals numerous light pops/clicks, the record doesn't jump & the record is still very enjoyable. All the Ferdinando and Howell privately pressed LPs [Friends only got to acetate stage] sell for around the £1500 upwards mark on the extremely rare occasions they surface for sale. This is the first copy in 30 years that has graced the turntable at eil.com and we are very pleased to be able to offer this top UK underground vinyl rarity for sale. Keep your eyes peeled for more John Ferdinando and Peter Howell rarities coming your way soon……


LP RECORD  
Recording Artist Peter Howell & John Ferdinando
Product Title Alice Through The Looking Glass - 1st
Product Information Peter Howell & John Ferdinando Alice Through The Looking Glass - 1st UK vinyl LP album (LP record).
Language All tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description.
Additional info Deleted - A deleted or out-of-print item is one that is no longer manufactured. However, we stock thousands of out-of-print formats and we specialise in tracking down out-of-print, deleted and hard-to-find releases.
Artists Related To Agincourt, Ithaca (Folk)
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